^Lot 518 MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II or Philip V, assayer not visible, encrusted as found.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II or Philip V, assayer not visible, encrusted as found. 25.76 grams. Thickly encrusted (up to 1/2") with sandy, dark-gray oxidation impregnated with lots of white and gray shells, odd shape commensurate with a Mexican cob 8R but no coin details exposed, very solid and stable. With photo-certificate. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, sunk off the east coast of Florida